The Inter-American Foundation is governed by a nine-person
Board of Directors appointed by the President of the United States and
confirmed by the U.S. Senate. Six members of the board are drawn from
the private sector and three from federal agencies concerned with Inter-American
affairs. The Board appoints a president who serves as the Inter-American
Foundation's chief executive officer.
Roger W. Wallace,
IAF’s board chair since October 2004, is vice president for government
affairs at Pioneer Natural Resources Company, an independent oil and
gas company in Irving, Texas. Past positions include deputy undersecretary
for international trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce; minister-counselor
for commercial affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City; and protocol
officer for the U.S. Department of State. He is co-chair of the advisory
board to the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute and serves on the
board of the Atlantic Council and on the Council on Foreign Relations.
He has an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a B.A.
from Washington and Lee University.
Jack C. Vaughn Jr., serving his second term, is the board’s vice chair. He has worked in the petroleum industry for 25 years, most recently as managing director of Vaughn Petroleum, and at the U.S. Department of Energy in the Office of International Affairs. He was president of the Dallas Council on World Affairs, chairs the advisory board of the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University, and serves on the boards of the Baylor University Medical Research Foundation, the University of Texas’ Southwestern Medical Foundation and the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti. He holds an M.B.A. from Southern Methodist University and a B.B.A from University of Texas at Austin.
Kay K. Arnold has served on the IAF board since 1999, including as chair (2000) and vice chair (2001). She is vice president of public affairs for the Entergy Corporation. She was director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, a state cabinet-level position and founding director of the Arkansas Nature Conservancy. She chairs the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Society and the Arkansas Women’s Forum; and serves on the boards of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission and St. Vincent Development Foundation and on the President’s Council of the National Wildlife Federation. She has a J.D., M.A and B.A. from the University of Arkansas.
Gary C. Bryner is professor of political science and public policy at Brigham Young University and a research associate at the Natural Resources Law Center of the University of Colorado School of Law, which he directed from 1991 to 2001. He has been a visiting fellow at the Brookings Institution, the National Academy of Public Administration and the National Resources Defense Council. He has written or edited publications on the environment, energy policy and others areas of his expertise. He has a J.D. from Brigham Young University, a Ph.D from Cornell University, and an M.S. and B.A. from the University of Utah.
Thomas J. Dodd served as U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica and to Uruguay. He taught Latin American history and diplomacy at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, where he directed the graduate program in Latin American studies, and has been an adjunct professor at American University and the George Washington University. He has a Ph.D. and an M.A. from George Washington University and a B.S. from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.
Hector
Morales Jr. has been the United States executive director
for the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) since December 2004,
and before that served as alternate executive director. Previous professional
experience includes his work as a consultant to companies offering
financial services to the Latin American and U.S. Hispanic markets.
He was also senior vice president of Viamericas Corporation; president
and general manager of Reliant Energy Argentina; and an attorney with
Graves, Dougherty, Hearon & Moody of Austin and Crain, Caton & James
in Houston. He received his J.D. from the University of Texas and his
B.A. from Columbia College of Columbia University.
John P. Salazar is an attorney in Albuquerque with Rodey,
Dickason, Sloan, Akin & Robb where he specializes in real estate and
land use, chairs the business department and is a member of the firm’s executive
committee. His community service includes the Greater Albuquerque Chamber
of Commerce, the University of New Mexico Alumni Association, and the boards
of the Albuquerque Economic Forum, the Albuquerque Community Foundation
and the Albuquerque Hispano Chamber of Commerce. He has a J.D. from Stanford
University and a B.A. from the University of New Mexico.
Thomas A. Shannon, a career Foreign Service Officer, is
assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs.
He was special assistant to the president and senior director for Western
Hemisphere affairs at the National Security Council where he had been director
for Inter-American affairs. Previous positions include deputy assistant
secretary for Western Hemisphere at the Department of State; director of
Andean Affairs; deputy permanent representative to the Organization of
American States; political counselor in Caracas; regional labor
attaché in Johannesburg; special assistant to the U.S. ambassador in
Brasilia; country officer for Cameroon, Gabon, and Sao Tome and Principe; and
consular/political rotational officer in Guatemala City. He has a Ph.D. and an
M.A. from Oxford University, and a B.A. from the College of William and Mary.
Roger W. Wallace,
IAF’s board chair since October 2004, is vice president for government
affairs at Pioneer Natural Resources Company, an independent oil and
gas company in Irving, Texas. Past positions include deputy undersecretary
for international trade at the U.S. Department of Commerce; minister-counselor
for commercial affairs at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City; and protocol
officer for the U.S. Department of State. He is co-chair of the advisory
board to the Wilson Center’s Mexico Institute and serves on the
board of the Atlantic Council and on the Council on Foreign Relations.
He has an M.A. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and a B.A.
from Washington and Lee University.
